Emmalea Ernest, Scientist – Vegetable & Fruit Crops; emmalea@udel.edu and David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Pole lima beans are a very profitable crop for market gardeners and produce growers across Delaware and also have an enthusiastic following among home gardeners.… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Leaf scorch has been found in some sweet corn crops recently. Leaf scorch is a physiological disorder similar to necrotic sunburn in fruits and vegetables. It occurs when leaf temperatures rise above… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The current heat wave is causing losses in vegetables and fruits. The following are some effects of high temperatures on vegetable and fruit crops. The plant temperature at which tissue dies is… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Continue scouting whorl stage corn for fall armyworm. New Jersey is not reporting new infestations, however this is typically the time we start seeing them here. For corn earworm, with the high heat… Continue Reading
Thursday, August 18, 2022 3:00-6:00 p.m. University of Delaware Carvel Research & Education Center 16483 County Seat Hwy, Georgetown, DE Covered topics will include soybean cyst nematode seed treatments and resistance genes, updates on lima bean resistance breeding for root… Continue Reading
